Paul wrote: >> Our propagator has grown some Gladiolus splendens from wild-collected seed, but we are concerned about its weed potential due to its growth habit of sending stolons out from the main corm (and its ready germination). I'm growing it in a pot in San Jose, so I can't say much about the stolons. But the blubs haven't multiplied all that rapidly. It may have seeded into one other pot, and I'm not even sure about that one. Overall, it's not nearly as aggressive as Gladiolus tristis, which in the same period of time (five years) has seeded itself into at least eight other pots. My gut feeling is it's probably not a problem. Hope that helps a bit. Mike San Jose, CA